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Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in a 6-3 victory against the Twins on Friday.

The 26-year-old absolutely clubbed two bombs, but unfortunately, nobody was on base either time. That's been common for Sanchez this season, as he has 10 homers but only 20 RBI. Sanchez also barely walks, but thanks to 12 extra-base hits in only 68 at-bats, he still has a 1.069 OPS (.735 slugging percentage). Sanchez is also hitting .265 with 12 runs.

Jansen is not starting Friday against Texas.

Jansen is hitting a modest .257 over his last 11 games, though that qualifies as a hot streak compared to his .132 average over his first 12 contests. Luke Maile gets the start behind the plate in his absence.

Perez is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Mariners, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez will head to the bench carrying a modest five-game hit streak in which he is 5-for-13 with one home run. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the plate and bat eighth Friday.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the White Sox, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Vazquez started five of the last six games but will take a seat for the second game of the series in Chicago. Sandy Leon will do the catching for Chris Sale and will bat ninth in his stead.

Wynns is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Wynns will take a seat for the third time in five games since being called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday. Pedro Severino will grab another start behind the plate and bat ninth.

McCann went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a double and a walk in a 6-4 victory for the White Sox over the Red Sox on Thursday.

It was a big day at the dish for the backstop, who hit his third homer and fifth double of the season in this contest, both off David Price. He's been blistering hot over his 63 at-bats, as McCann is now boasting an impressive .365/.412/.587 slash line. If he continues to rake, he should command more at-bats than Wellington Castillo, who is hitting just .189 over 53 at-bats.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

The 30-year-old continues to get the majority of the starts behind the plate for Cleveland and supply a smidge of offense. Perez is slashing .219/.292/.391 through 21 games with three homers and six RBI, numbers which would actually be an improvement on his performance from the last few seasons.

Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a home run and walk in a 7-3 victory against the Athletics on Wednesday.

This was his first bomb since April 19, but he's batting .300 (6-for-20) in the last six games. That's only raised his season average to .227, but with eight extra-base hits, including five homers, Vazquez has posted an ISO of .240 in 2019. He also has 14 RBI and 13 runs in 75 at-bats this season.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rays.

Maldonado will take a seat for the second half of Wednesday's twin bill after going 1-for-3 during Kansas City's victory in Game 1. Cam Gallagher gets the start behind the dish in Game 2.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez will hit the bench for Wednesday's series finale after starting the previous two games behind the dish, going 1-for-4 with a trio of walks and a run scored in those contests. Tom Murphy is starting at catcher and hitting seventh in place of Narvaez in this one.